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Kentucky vs. Florida Predictions & Picks – January 31

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January 30, 2024

Kentucky vs. Florida Predictions & Picks – January 31

Wednesday’s game between the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 SEC) and the Florida Gators (14-6, 4-3 SEC) at Rupp Arena has a projected final score of 85-79 based on our computer prediction, with Kentucky securing the victory. Game time is at 8:00 PM ET on January 31.

Bookmakers have not yet set a line for this tilt.

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Kentucky vs. Florida Game Info & Odds

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Where: Lexington, Kentucky
Venue: Rupp Arena

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Kentucky vs. Florida Score Prediction

Prediction:
Kentucky 85, Florida 79

Spread & Total Prediction for Kentucky vs. Florida

Computer Predicted Spread: Kentucky (-5.6)
Computer Predicted Total: 163.5

Kentucky is 12-7-0 against the spread this season compared to Florida’s 9-10-0 ATS record. The Wildcats are 14-5-0 and the Gators are 13-7-0 in terms of going over the point total. In the last 10 games, Kentucky has a 7-3 record against the spread while going 8-2 overall. Florida has gone 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 matches.

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Kentucky Performance Insights

The Wildcats’ +233 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 12.2 points per game) is a result of scoring 88.5 points per game (fourth in college basketball) while allowing 76.3 per contest (297th in college basketball).
The 38.1 rebounds per game Kentucky averages rank 87th in the nation. Its opponents collect 37.1 per contest.
Kentucky connects on 9.9 three-pointers per game (18th in college basketball) at a 40.2% rate (second-best in college basketball), compared to the 8.5 per game its opponents make at a 31.6% rate.
The Wildcats rank 13th in college basketball by averaging 105.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 173rd in college basketball, allowing 91.1 points per 100 possessions.
Kentucky wins the turnover battle by three per game, committing 9.6 (31st in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.6.

Florida Performance Insights

The Gators’ +172 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 8.6 points per game) is a result of putting up 85.4 points per game (eighth in college basketball) while allowing 76.8 per outing (305th in college basketball).
Florida averages 44.6 rebounds per game (first in college basketball) while conceding 34.8 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 9.8 boards per game.
Florida knocks down 7.6 three-pointers per game (170th in college basketball) at a 33.1% rate (217th in college basketball), compared to the 6.9 its opponents make, shooting 33% from deep.
Florida has committed 12.4 turnovers per game (261st in college basketball), 1.8 more than the 10.6 it forces (277th in college basketball).

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Golf roundup: Austin Smotherman plays ‘boring, simple’ to expand lead in Florida

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February 28, 2026

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Golf roundup: Austin Smotherman plays ‘boring, simple’ to expand lead in Florida

Austin Smotherman will carry a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Cognizant Classic at The Palm Beaches.

Smotherman followed his opening 62 with a 2-under-par 69 on Friday at PGA National’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. That brought him to 11 under, comfortably clear of Taylor Moore, who is in second after his second straight 4-under 67.

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“Yeah, leading a PGA Tour event, come on, pretty awesome,” Smotherman said.

Smotherman, 31, is in fine position for his first win on the PGA Tour since turning pro a decade ago. He has won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour, including last June.

Afterwards, he credited himself with playing “Austin Smotherman golf.” When asked what that meant, he responded, “as boring and simple as it can be.

“That’s what I want to do out there. I feel like I ball strike it good enough to have that kind of boring golf, a bunch of fairways ideally,” he said.

He suffered three bogeys Friday after a bogey-free opening round, but the key stretch for him after starting on the back nine was between Nos. 17 and 3. He birdied four holes in that stretch, starting with a 54-foot bomb at the par-3 17th hole.

“Anything under par I thought would have been (good) following up a round like yesterday, which was a special one,” he said, “and try not to get too far ahead of myself thinking I’m going to make every long putt I’m looking at, like kind of was the feeling yesterday, and then today I still make a 55-footer on 17.”

Moore overcame a bogey in each half of his round with three birdies on either nine, more than counterbalancing the rough patches to earn his second straight solid score.

“I think very different 67s,” Moore said when comparing his rounds. “I didn’t hit many fairways yesterday, kind of grinded a lot, had a couple chip-ins, which obviously helps. I thought I struck the ball much better today. Drove it in the fairways on the par-5s, I felt like. Yeah, still had a few up-and- downs, obviously, with the tough windy conditions this afternoon, but overall I thought it was solid.”

Canadian A.J. Ewart had the round of the day, a 64 that powered him to 7 under for the week. He’s tied with Colombia’s Nico Echavarria (72), and Joel Dahmen is in fifth at 6 under after a second consecutive 68.

Ewart, who played for nearby Barry University in college, came in with some familiarity.

“We used to come and watch this tournament when I was at school. I think I came up here twice, maybe three times and watched,” Ewart said. “I had never actually played the golf course, but I felt like I knew it just from watching it.”

Irishman Shane Lowry, one of the most recognizable players in the field, is in a large knot for sixth at 5 under after posting a 67. Defending champion Joe Highsmith made the cut on the number at even par.

Notable players who missed the cut included Webb Simpson (1 over), Gary Woodland (2 over), Matt Kuchar (2 over) and Canada’s Adam Hadwin (3 over).

Kim maintains narrow lead in Singapore

Auston Kim maintained a narrow lead over three seasoned competitors with a 3-under-par 69 on Friday at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore.

Kim carded five birdies and a double-bogey at the par-5 16th hole at Sentosa Golf Club to move to 9-under par, one shot ahead of major champions Minjee Lee of Australia (64 on Friday) and Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn (67) and three- time LPGA Tour winner Haeran Ryu of South Korea (68).

Lurking two shots back at 7-under in the no-cut event are Australia’s Hannah Green (66), Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen (68), Sweden’s Linn Grant (69) and England’s Mimi Rhodes (69).

Kim, an LPGA Tour member since 2024, has been knocking on the door of her first tour win. The American has eight finishes in the top 10 and was the runner-up at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship last season.

“I think just sticking to my process. I’m trying to earn each shot and win each shot and win each day,” Kim, 25, said of her strategy heading into the weekend. “I can put a hundred percent of my focus into every single shot and try my best to execute each time, I’ll do well.”

Lee soared into contention with an eagle at the par-4 second hole and six birdies in a bogey-free round.

“I think just I holed a few more putts out there,” Lee said of the difference between Friday’s play and her opening-round of 72. “I holed a few long ones and I also holed out for eagle on the second. That always helps the score.”

Jutanugarn had six birdies, including three straight from holes Nos. 5-7, and one bogey.

Ryu collected four birdies in a round free of bogeys, but not free from pain.

“Today, my neck was so bad and I cannot turn it around, it’s so hard, my neck,” Ryu said. “But yeah, golf is not perfect. I just think about it, just hit the fairway and the green. Yeah, that’s good for me. There’s a lot of birdies, and yeah, I’m so happy.”

Angel Yin matched Lee for the low round of the day with a 64 to move into a tie for ninth at 6-under.

Defending champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand (72) remained a 2-under posting four birdies and four bogeys.

World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand is tied for 33rd at 1-under after a round of 70.

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FuelFest kicks off at South Florida Fairgrounds this weekend

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February 27, 2026

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FuelFest kicks off at South Florida Fairgrounds this weekend

One of the hottest car shows in South Florida kicks off this weekend at the South Florida Fairgrounds. FuelFest Founder Cody Walker and actor and singer Tyrese Gibson joined CBS News Miami on Friday morning to break down what you can expect to see at the popular event.

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Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold named in Florida court filing

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February 27, 2026

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Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold named in Florida court filing

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold was named in a Florida court order that is connected to a robbery and kidnapping case. Court records show that the robbery and kidnapping were allegedly orchestrated by 23-year-old Boakai Hilton, by an associate of Arnold, in retaliation for two robberies that happened at an Airbnb Arnold was renting in Largo.

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